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Hey, do you have your advent calendars all ready, Sunny?

Thanks Sunny !!

Speaking of advent calendars. One year, when Tori was little, I got her a calendar that had a tiny treat behind each day of the month. Instructions were to pull a tab each day starting at the top and under the tab you'll find how many more days until Christmas and a little prize. Turns out the prize was chocolate pieces and all the tabs on Tori's advent calendar were pulled and prizes eaten that very first day.

That's funny, Sheri. I think very few of them last 24 days. I made one for my kids that was out of a good sized box made like a dollhouse.with doors and windows that opened to find treats behind them. I wonder what happened to it.
Sweet dreams all.

My mom always buys them the same chocolate advent calendar. I used to make DD's as a child (as Tina did) but luckily now they are sold at the dollar store GB opened two doors on his here yesterday.

We are under a severe storm warning for tonight...yay, not.

Keep warm, Sunny. And safe.

Hello & good morning!

Yes keep safe, Sunny. I hate winter on many levels....I am so thankful that you have a generator.

I will...thanks

I hope that Sunny is doing OK..

Back where I used to live had a tornado go thru. A very popular vintage car sales facility there had it run right thru it. Sad thing is that a few years back a fire destroyed most of the place, and now the tornado ran thru what they had rebuilt...SAD Luckily no one was hurt

I will say goodnight now--Sweet Dreams

I watched news about 24 tornadoes in southern Illinois today, Carol. I was glad you moved. And then I heard a death was caused by a severe storm in Mo from the same system. I'm glad you weren't impacted.
Sweet dreams.

Thanks, Tina---

Here we were supposed to get severe weather, WE even discussed where in our house would be the best place to go during the storm.
But all that we ever got was a bit of wind and then about 5 minutes of rain.
In view of what happened back home and in Taylorville, IL we were blessed.

I was just watching the news..I am glad that you are safe as well Junie. Tina, I haven't heard much more about the fires...are they under control now?

We got about 10 inches of snow. The steps and car is clean...I decided to grab some breakfast before heading out to clean the driveway. Everything is snow covered and the sun is shining...it looks so pretty out there with the snow twinkling.

10 inches of snow......golly..that is a lot ! Glad it is pretty. Something should be good about it.

Thanks Sunny. I am glad as well

I got out to do some Christmas shopping today. It was nice, even if DH was with me...( He drove)

That's great...are there any hunting stores for Rod to browse where you are?

yes there are a few--but how he gets to them and back home in the time he does baffles me.

Yes, the fires are out, I think. Last weeks rains all but finished off the one in northern Cal. And did finish the one in SoCal.
I didn't come in this morning. My only excuse is I was cold. I am still cold.
Sweet dreams all.

I can't imagine 10 inches of snow. We wouldn't be able to go any where until the spring thaw.

Hope you got warm Tina.

Glad the fires are out, Tina. Sheri, I agree with you.

Sweet Dreams everyone. Nite - Nite.

I hope you feel warmer this a.m. Tina.

Sheri, I think you should come for a visit in February...I'll even let you drive

Junie, DH and I might go shopping together twice a year....and that is enough.

I have to go for a few groceries today at the local store. I also have to go check the mess at my SIL's house...it seems her dryer almost caught fire. It scorched the floor and wall when they noticed. She just bought the new dryer a little over a year ago. She wants me to check to see if it's her fault or the dryers.

If Sheri is driving, I will come along too.

It gets worse than shopping. Since we have moved here, he watches the bank acct.(first time since we were married in 1979) and he asked me what I bought. Then if I pay a bill he says he did not see, he wants to know how much it was. Since he has never done either of these things in almost 40 years, it feels a bit controlling. I think he is just board.

Good wishes when you check your SIL's dryer.

Junie sounds like Rod has too much time on his hands so he's getting in your hair. Johnny says he'll never retire. :)

It would be a fun ride with me driving in that snow. We've got snow in our forecast for the weekend. Oh no.

You ma'am are a lucky woman !!!


I am up for an adventure !!

The girls are coming the next 2 days. I think I will begin wrapping gifts on Friday.

I am way overdue for bed. sweet dreams

DH and I keep a little notebook on our dresser and mark everything that we buy or bills that are paid with cash. At first I didn't like the idea but now that I see that DH spends more on 'stupid' things than I...it has become a positive thing for me if he questions anything

Not sure what today holds.

SIL's dryer was from a blocked vent...that old farmhouse would have burned down an a few hrs if it would have ignited instead of just melting the cushion floor and paint on the walls. The repairman will come this week to give the o.k. on whether the dryer can be used since the cord was scorched as well in a small area where it touched the wall.

Oh my your SIL is lucky it didn't catch fire... I am paranoid about that so we clean vents twice a yr....

Hubby went to doc for his eye problem and will have surgery to remove the growths next week, it's in office thing and he will need to be patched for a day or so , so I get to drive again... good thing I have an I phone to tell me where to go … I have no sense of direction at all!

My doc more or less told me to start dieting and lose this extra weight I have on me.. nothing I didn't know... so I am going to start slowly and start walking as much as this foot will let me... guess I may as well get used to it hurting and hopefully less weight will help that too.

I am going to get the box of stuff ready to send the kids.. not exactly a Christmas present, we kept one of the Nintendo 64's we had and theirs quit so they want this one, Carrie left a sweater here so will send that and Derek's birthday card.. can't believe he will be 16... where does time go?

Well off to set up my Christmas village, last bit to do of the decorating... hubby is going after our scrips in a few... doc increased my dosage on one so hope that helps the weightloss efforts.. thyroid meds.. my old doc never changed dosage and she was not happy with that at all... said it should have been done every yr or so... really like her but am afraid she may retire soon, she had to have back surgery , has rheumatoid arthritis and may be forced to … hate the idea of starting over again so soon.

Have a good afternoon and evening all
Nana

Nana: I am sorry you have no one to drive you to your Hubby's appt. Is there a car service available ??

Have fun setting up your Christmas Village. I miss mine--they are currently in the bottom shelf of my curio. I got rid the coffee table I put them on years ago.
I am hopeful that the increase of he thyroid meds will help you lose weight.

I wish everyone a good night. I am off to dreamland.

Has anyone heard from Tina ? I hope that she is ok.

Good Morning everyone ! I wish you all a great day!

Tina is here. I was without reliable internet from a pole being knocked around by a car during our rains. I think it's repaired now.

Gracious....one would think that it was late spring and everyone was late putting in their gardens. I do so hope that everyone is ok.

Ugh, yesterday was a cr@ppy day.

Bunk beds have arrived...in a million metal pieces

That is the bad thing about ordering things online. They come "so" disassembled. and the foreign directions they just as well not send them...
I hope you and or Carey can figure the assembly all out. However I am glad they're there.

I went to Dollar General today..got some diapers (Micky Mouse for Grandma's house) and a few gift cards to send as gifts.

Mickey Mouse diapers are cute, Carol.

Gosh Sunny. Glad you figured out your SIL's dryer. I knew a person who's house caught on fire and when the insurance adjuster figured out it was the dryer and the laundry room door wasn't shut, the insurance refused to pay. From then on I shut the laundry room door when the dryer is on even if I'm home. I'm not good at reading directions and putting stuff together. Ginger and Colt are the ones who can do it. Not Chris. If there are pictures Colt's your man. :)

Thanks about the diapers, Tina. One of the girls, Heidi, usually wants nothing to do with "Mickey Mouse" diapers. So I have her mom's diapers here for her. The other day she did tell me that mom had to buy Mickey mouse diapers. Perhaps she wants to wear them but feels a loyalty to get mom ?

So what if I really do not have a laundry room. It is more of an aclove with back folding doors on it. And my DH says it is not a good idea to keep the doors closed while the dryer is on.....


Going to bed now. I bet the kids wake early.

Sweet dreams, Carol.

My clothes dryer area is the same...just a closet with doors. Mind you, we have no insurance....so it is never left on unless we are in the house.

It is cold today. Today is the only day that DH has off for a bit so we have no choice but to really bundle the kids to get the tree. Oh well, it just means that we cut the first one close to the truck

Morning ,

Hi all, it's hubby's turn to make breakfast... hopefully he is doing that, do hear the coffee maker …..
Guess I am elected to drive home on Monday from hubby eye procedure... thank goodness for a phone with driving directions... it's not far(nothing is here) just been a long time since I drove much at all...
We have been chilly and rainy the last few days.....did get my village up and that was last but of décor, hubby has to hang my wall hanging of the 3 kinds,, tapestry my Mom had since before I was born.. told me her Mom got it from a traveling salesmen when she was in highschool… so it's probably close to 100 yrs old... still in good shape though... I got brave and washed it a couple yrs ago.. more or less in woolite and let it soak then rinsed it well, dried it on a table outside and it didn't even fade...


Well off to see if breakfast is ready... don't think it is … oh well he did make the coffee at least...


Have a good day all … have I said how much I love my hubby having hearing aids... I may just keep him after all....! LOL!

Nana